Eurofins Expert Authors PFAS Article in EM Magazine
Eurofins Environment Testing's very own Taryn McKnight has authored an article that considers whether a chemical class approach to addressing PFAS concerns is sustainable or scientifically sound. Read on for an excerpt:
Regulatory Developments and Compliance Challenges with a Chemical Class Approach to Addressing PFAS
Over the past two years, there has been a significant volume of legislative activity to limit the manufacture, sell, or distribution of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances--PFAS--containing products. These chemicals are not yet classified as hazardous substances and have largely been protected under Confidential Business Information (CBI), so auditing of supply chains is a challenge. Identifying which PFAS, if any, are present in a product may require actual testing to be conducted. Although U.S. state legislation aims to exclude PFAS from many consumer goods, the laws as written are not well defined and it remains to be seen how compliance will be determined with a chemical class approach. Without a well-defined regulatory framework, ambiguous verbiage in state laws, complex federal definitions to interpret, limitations on providing representative data for the entire class of PFAS chemicals, and a lack of transparency in supply chains, this is a recipe for significant compliance challenges.
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